San Carlos Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, Florida, United States. The population was 18,563 at the 2020 census, up from 16,824 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
San Carlos Park is located in south-central Lee County. It is an unincorporated community, bordered to the south by the village of Estero and to the east by the Three Oaks CDP. U.S. Route 41 forms the western edge of San Carlos Park, leading north to Fort Myers, the county seat, and south through Estero and Bonita Springs to Naples.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the San Carlos Park CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 4.93%, are water. The land in the CDP drains west via Mullock Creek to Estero Bay, an estuary connected to the Gulf of Mexico.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, San Carlos Park had a population of 18,563. The median age was 34.6 years. 22.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 11.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 106.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 106.2 males age 18 and over.
There were 6,650 households in San Carlos Park, of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 45.9% were married-couple households, 21.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 22.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 12,654 || 68.2%
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| Black or African American || 549 || 3.0%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 149 || 0.8%
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| Asian || 308 || 1.7%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 5 || 0.0%
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| Some other race || 1,993 || 10.7%
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| Two or more races || 2,905 || 15.6%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 5,899 || 31.8%
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2000 census
At the 2000 census there were 16,317 people, 5,901 households, and 4,449 families in the CDP. The population density was . There were 6,580 housing units at an average density of . The racial makup of the CDP was 93.84% White, 1.26% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 2.31% from other races, and 1.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.14%.